Composition railroad-tie.



No. 849,798. PATENTED APR. 9, 1907. J. LE FAVOUR a. R. F. BRAMMER.

COMPOSITION RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5 1906.

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COMPOSITION RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1906.

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COMPOSITION RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed. November 5,1906. Serial No. 342,119.

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Be it known that we, JOSEPH LE FAVOUR ma nufactured, placed in position with facility, and capable of being'eflectively anchored in )lacer j baid invention consists ofcert-ain'structural features or instrumentalities. substantiall y as imreinal'terfully disclosed, and specifically pointed out by the claims. Q

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of our invention, Figure 1 is a plan view ofa railway-track section. Fig.2 is a vertical transverse section produced in lines passing through a tie and'a fastening for securing a mil-section thereto. Fig. 3'is a vertical central longitudinal section of a se arate tie. Fig. 4 is a perspective view also 0 a separate tie with portions of the concrete removed to disclose the embedded metal reinforce in the form of wires and the manner of inturning the ends of said wires. Fig. 5 is a modification of the tie us relates to the metal reinforce or arrangement of the embedded wires.

in carrying out our invention we suitably form the tie l of the railway-track section 2 of a'composite nature, comprising concrete 3 in the main, and metal I'OlllfOl't'l principally in the form of wires 4. These ires are arranged in layers longitudinally \vit-hin' the concrete or body of the tie adjacent to its bottom or lower surface and its top or upper surfaec,,with the end portions of the upper and lowerlayers of wires extended orbeut at right angles to their lengt he. as at 4, and then Ir'mit or inturned, as at 5, the whole of '1 use being concealed or embedded in the concrete or body portion of th tie, thus run-' during it durable and practically indest -r' tible, with the several otherelizuaeteristics before numtioned attaching thereto.

A plate or casting (l is also embedded in the tie from its underneath surl'oi-e near each end fund about in vertical alinemeut with each rail-section 7, the purpose of which will be presently apparent. Said plate or casting has an upstanding reinforcing central portion or extension 8 extending from end to end thereof, said extension itself being formed with tubular internally-screw-threaded terminals 9 reaching upward to the upper or to surface of the tie and opening clear throng from end to end to permit the ready dislodgment of any material entering the same. I

A screw-bolt 10 is insert-ed throughi af washer 11, having its underneath sulfa; resting or bearing upon the rail flange orbase' 'chamfered or beveled to conform to thelem'w res onding surface of the latter, said screw b0 t and washer being duplicated for'eaeh'- side of each rail and the s'crewbolts up0n.- opposite sides of the latter being screwed into t to screw-threaded tubular terminals 90f the 5 exten'sionsof the plates 6, thus providing-for.

securing or fastening the rails to the ties. The belt 110 has a suitable or angular head 11 for the ap lication ofa' wrench thereto for; convenientiy turning it, and below said head 8eit is provided with an outstanding or offset-y portion or ledge 12, having a preferably fiat upper surface and a beveled lower surface, whereby the same may conform to the corresponding up )er surface of the rail flange orbase. when ispensing with the washer, as may be done in fastening the rail in place.

Through the offset or outstanding portion or ledge 12 of the bolt are made a number of apertures 13, arranged practically entirely around the same and into the required 'one of which is inserted a key or pin 14, according to the position or relation the same may as sume to the rail ilangeor base or the washer when used, as the bolt is turned to its final position, said pin or key being designed to engage or bear therein to guard a ainst the accidental turning or unscrewing of the bolt, as willbe appreciated. Said washer has .an elongated hole or slot (1. therein to provide for the inception of the lower end of the pin or key for its ell'ectiveretention against displacement in the modilied form of tie to, as suggested by Fig. 5, it. will be noted that in addition to the aforesaid arrangement or disposition of the metal reinforce or wires, each one may be so looped or doubled upon itsell' us to allow the upper and lower longitudinal portions or members thereof to extend pin-uwlirally the whole length of the tie, the uu-etiog ends of l 'the thus-provided continuous wire being posite tie-of concrete-mul-metal reinforce,

'riorly-screwthreaded end tubiilar portions,- and a'screw-bolt engagmga-tnbular portion suitably twisted together. It is apparent, however, that the metal reinforce or wires may be bent or caused to assume any other poetical form of outline which would insure suitably reinforcing the same or serve as a preventive against the disintegrating tendency oi the concrete, as will be apparent.

The advantages of our invention will be appreciated, we believe, from What has been disclosed above, and therefore the same may not be further dwelt upon herein, while-its practical value or merits and utility will, we are convinced from our practical knowledge thereof, be demonstrated in its practical application upon railroads generally.

We claim v 1. Asan improvement. in railways, a coinequipped with a metal plate having anupstanding central portion or-extension provided with interiorl-y-serow-threaded tubular terminals, andiasteniug i'neans adapted to cooperate with the l'attbr for securing the rail in place. 1 I

2. an improvement in railways, a composite tie equipped with a plate havin a central upstanding portion provided with inteand effective to engage the rail' base orfiange.,

3. As an improvement in railways, acornposit'e tie equipped with a plate aving-an upstanding central portion provided with tubular terminals having 'interiorly-screwthreaded surfaces, a fastening-bolt engaging a tubular terminal and having a ledge orofiset portion effective to engage the rail flange or base and provided with apertures extending therethrough and a; pin or key insert-ible through an V one of saidapertnres forengage- I adapted to engage the rail flange or'base, and a a pin or key msertlble through an offset of right-angled end portions with rebent or insaid fastening-bolt and entering the elonturned terminals embedded in' said, concrete,

said series of wires having their-respective upper and lower longitudinal portions alternating each other throughoutsaid concrete. In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribingswitnessesv.

- JOSEPH LE FAVOU'Rj i .ROBERT 'F. BRAMMER. Witnesses: T i v E. LE-wIs,

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